A detective investigating a gruesome decapitation uncovers a chilling connection to an old, unresolved kidnapping case. As he digs deeper, a trail of bodies and buried secrets leads him into a web of deceit, greed, and long-hidden guilt. This tense giallo thriller weaves intricate mystery, stylish violence, and psychological suspense into a gripping tale of murder and revelation.
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My Dear Killer is one of the more disturbing and convoluted gialli of its era. The twist-laden screenplay piles on the surprises, but happily it does so without becoming unduly ridiculous. There is also a nastiness to the various deaths which makes it linger in the mind.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015) -
Sharing its repellent child-killer theme with the following year’s Don’t Torture a Duckling and Who Saw Her Die?, this is a consummate giallo, which effortlessly draws its audience into a complicated narrative populated by dubious characters.
Adrian Luther-Smith, Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies (Stray Cat Publishing, 1999)
Selected disc options for My Dear Killer
| Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL/US 2020 | Shriek Show DVD-1/US/OOP 2003 | Shameless DVD-0 PAL/UK/OOP 2008 |
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| Innocence Lost - Interview with Writer Roberto Leoni | has extra | ||
| Interviews with Director Tonino Valerii and Actor George Hilton | has extra | has extra | |
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra |
Notes
- Vinegar Syndrome’s Blu-ray is included in the “Forgotten Gialli, Volume 2” box set with The French Sex Murders (1972) and The Girl in Room 2A (1974).
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Ultimate Edition
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Innocence Lost (44:59) -
Interviews with Director Tonino Valerii and Actor George Hilton (13:28)
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Vinegar Syndrome BD 2020
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| Extras | Innocence Lost - Interview with Writer Roberto Leoni Vinegar Syndrome BD |
| Interviews with Director Tonino Valerii and Actor George Hilton Vinegar Syndrome BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Shameless DVD |
Notes
- The theatrical trailer can be found on Severin’s All the Colors of Giallo Blu-ray.